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Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...management to have better communications, empowering workers to raise and resolve grievances. In South India, we are working to address a number of workers’ rights issues in the spinning mills and garment factories. Our objective is to contribute to the elimination of exploitative practices in the textile industry in Tamil Nadu by implementing a replicable model that...
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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...manage something we all experience - pain The human condition includes pain, it is unavoidable, but the mind and body don’t have to just instinctively react to painful experiences. Mindfulness is a skill that allows us to be less responsive to what is happening in the present moment. It is a way of relating our experiences (positive, negative and neutral) in a...
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Shared documents and constructive collaboration
Education & Development

Shared documents and constructive collaboration

...managing a professional relationship. Here's a quick guide to the two main approaches: Feedback that prioritises clarity: Uses direct statements or commands (e.g., “Add an example,” “Reword this sentence”) Avoids hedging language Gives specific suggestions or examples Clearly explains why the change is necessary Feedback that prioritises indirectness...
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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...management and governance arrangements support the demand for concurrently tightly knit, yet open, innovation networks. In particular we are interested in how they harness digital platforms in support of this global innovation practice. Understanding this is particularly important since Chinese firms must successful harness capital and talent beyond their borders (Fuller...
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Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...managed, experienced and dismantled...Empires have existed throughout most of human history. They have spanned the globe. They have influenced the way we are governed, our systems of trade, how we use technology, our relationships with the natural world. They have shaped how we have seen, mapped and divided the world. They have profoundly affected how we have understood...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...management. Penny Gower explains what happened...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The rather long-winded title for our union is Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA). Put more simply, we are the recognised union for college lecturers in Scotland. In May 2021 we won an important...
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Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...Introduction - Companies and financial accounting, serves as an introduction to the understanding of the legal characteristics of limited companies and how the ways in which they are financed impact on their financial reporting and role in society. Session 1 introduces sole proprietorships, partnerships and limited companies as three common forms of business entity and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding Statements of participation
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Understanding Statements of participation

...Introduction and Guidance Read every page of the course and submit any quizzes within it. You will be notified by email if you have received a Statement of participation but please allow up to 24 hours for this to happen. At this point, it will also appear in your ‘My OpenLearn Profile’ in the Achievements section, and be available to you to download. The Statement of...
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